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Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:00:59 GMT

Background
Born as Kal-El on the planet Krypton to Jor-El and Lara-El, Clark was sent to Earth after his planet was about to be destroyed, found and adopted by Jonathon and Martha Kent, and raised as a human.

Most of Clark's personality traits are the direct result of his modest farm upbringing. Being very close to both of his parents, Clark is respectful, obedient and highly valued their approval. Raised with a strong moral background, he does not like invasions of privacy, thinks the bad guys should be punished and wants things to be fair. Clark is also hard-working and usually does not place much value in material possessions. Two prominent traits of Clark Kent are his positive view on humanity and his self-loathing of not being human. He is idealistic and has the ability to always find the good in people, which manifests itself into a willingness to trust others to a fault. Clark's optimistic opinions may also be somewhat inherent; while amnesiac, he retained a positive attitude of the people around him. He strongly believes that feelings such as compassion are synonymous to the human race, and thinks humans are, on the whole, noble beings.

Clark has often expressed a desire to be human and disdain towards his alien heritage, probably because he feels his biology hinders his humanity despite several people telling him that humanity is more than biology. This self-loathing is probably why Clark internalizes situations and believes everything is his fault, or revolves around him in some fashion. It deeply affects him when his loved ones suffer because of his secret, as he fails to consider that people who love him would willingly suffer for him and instead blames himself for any trouble that befalls them. He considers knowing his secret a burden to bear that puts the secret-keeper in danger. He often feels guilt about things over which he had no control and because of this, does not consider himself a hero. It may also explain part of his constant fear of sharing his secret, assuming that he won't be accepted for what he is because he is not comfortable with himself. Clark also struggles with the fact that he cannot save every endangered person and as such, feels that his heroic deeds are inadequate.

lark can be impulsive and often acts before thinking things through, doing things without considering the real-world repercussions or adverse outcomes, despite his good intentions. Unsurprisingly, Clark has a hero complex, often trying to save lives at any and all costs. He has willingly risked his own life to save his loved ones and has, on many occasions, offered the Kents' home to individuals seeking refuge. Clark has a temper which can come out when the people he loves are put into danger. Clark is also very comfortable around children and enjoys situations in which he gets to be a "big brother" figure.

Additionally, because he closely guards his secret, Clark can sometimes be dishonest. He often makes up lies to explain his sudden presence or absence as well as his knowledge of mysterious things. He seems slightly less mature than his friends, although this could be the result of his sheltered upbringing. Clark has also been known to whine, mope, or pout, especially about his roller-coaster relationship with Lana Lang. His family and friends have repeatedly told him that he shouldn't bottle up his emotions until they get the best of him. Clark has also shown to be somewhat of a workaholic, using work to cope or avoid his problems, or working unreasonably long hours.

Clark has a few ironic traits to his personality: He is afraid of heights despite the fact that he can survive atmospheric reentry unharmed and he is also habitually late despite being able to run at teleportation-like speeds. Finally, and perhaps most ironically, Clark highly values trust in a relationship, despite his constant lies to protect his secret. He is good at math and his interests include playing football and basketball, astronomy and journalism.

Clark's Kryptonian heritage gives him the following powers under Earth's yellow sun: super strength, invulnerability, healing factor, super speed, x-ray vision, heat vision, super hearing, super breath, super dexterity, and longevity. Under a short-lived reprograming, he has also demonstrated flight ability. Clark can hear Kryptonian beacons, is able to mentally interface with Kryptonian artifacts, is fluent in Kryptonian and can speed read.

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Verses
Metropolis: Current Smallville canon with a few AU tweaks, including not having resumed his relationship with Lana Lang when she returned. Set somewhere in S8. This is his main verse.

Canon: Straight Smallville canon, through 8x14 "Requiem". Mainly used for prompts.

Open: Used primarily for memes and questionnaires.

Other verses will be added as they appear, and Clark is open for interaction/rp with just about anyone. Please ping the mun if interested via AIM or private message.